how to set as home page

[webbie]

I'm looking for the javascript that allows a user to click a link and their browser is automatically configured to set that page as their home page. Anyone know how to do this? Thanks

 

[Karl Blessing]

depends on the browser I would think, I've never found any javascript or sites that could do that, but rather they would say &quot;Press So and So to set this as your homepage&quot; so there isnt any scripting I can think of to do it automatically (wouldnt that be scary, to have some site set a porno url as my homepage) [sig]<p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.com>kb244@kb244.com</a><br><a href=

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[webbie]

Thanks for trying! I did find a script that claims to do this. However, I cannot seem to make it work. Would you mind taking a look?

http://javascript.internet.com/miscellaneous/set-home-page.html

Thanks!

 

[Karl Blessing]

Works for me, click that link it has, and say yes, then goto Tools...Internet Options, you'll see it set as your homepage, if you are trying to do that in Netscape not sure if that'll work. [sig]<p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.com>kb244@kb244.com</a><br><a href=

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[webbie]

You are right. It does work, but only on IE 5.0 on a PC. I was trying it on a Mac. Guess I won't be using this one. Thanks again for the help!

 

[Karl Blessing]

since you use a mac, let me ask you a question, when is mac going to be as W3C compliant as most PC browsers? ( I ask this because alot of mac users are complaining about online support, and W3C told them to become more

http://WWW compliant

and they'll get support in that sense ) [sig]<p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.com>kb244@kb244.com</a><br><a href=

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[webbie]

Oh, now you are going to find out just how un-technical I am! I have always been under the impression that it is the browsers they design for the Mac that are not up to par and not actually the computers themselves. I'm going to consult with a co-worker about your question and see what else I can come up with.

Peggy Schindler

http://www.oregonkids.com

 

[Karl Blessing]

well it's kinda of funny tho, because I wouldnt expect a computer to be the problem, it would be the browser fault, but I also heard that it's all the browsers made for mac arnt &quot;upto par&quot; hehe, I was just curious, you dont have to go thru troble to find out. [sig]<p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.com>kb244@kb244.com</a><br><a href=

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[NickBulka]

Actually, this can be done in IE5 (not sure if it works on the Mac, though)

<A HREF=&quot;&quot; onClick=&quot;this.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)'; this.setHomePage('[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.Yoursite.com');&quot;[/URL] STYLE=&quot;color: #FFFF00; cursor: hand;&quot;>Click here to make YourSite your default homepage!</A>

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[Karl Blessing]

Nick, thats the exact same code he's already posted in that URL [sig]<p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.com>kb244@kb244.com</a><br><a href=

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[NickBulka]

Oops. Guess you can tell I never went to that URL. In any case, I guess IE on the Max doesn't do it.
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